With dance moves like ‘Syvah’, ‘Shampoo’ and ‘Kreech’ being done at every event, it is obvious that there is now a dance craze in dancehall.
And this return may have been triggered by Ding Dong’s son, Kezari.
“Him say to me, Daddy, him love fi see when mi dance, and mi should dance more. When him seh dat, it strike a chord in me. Mi tek it up pon mi initiative and seh mi ago bring back dancing to the forefront,” Ding Dong told THE STAR.
Hell-bent on coming back with a massive dance move and accompanying song, Ding Dong said he linked Ricky Blaze, who produced Syvah.
With the dance move, songs and music video ready, Ding Dong said he started a campaign in the United States in November last year. He said he later continued the promotion in Jamaica by going to events and giving the song to selectors.
“Now, the dance evolve into something totally different, it take over everything in Jamaica. Me and Ravers (Clavers) in the street every single night. We just deh pon a campaign wid it from last year, and it just really getting the break,” he said.
Based on how well ‘Syvah’ has been doing, Ding Dong said he wanted to make sure dancing remained at the forefront of dancehall.
“When I did ‘Syvah’, I didn’t want people to feel like is just one dance, so I said I am going to flood the market with dancing,” he said.
Now, Ding Dong says he also has another move called ‘Shampoo’, while Kreecha has done one called ‘Kreech’, with Bling Dawg recording a song for it. He said there is also ‘Duh Di Right Tiing’, that was done by Mundo Ravers, and an accompanying song of the same name from Elephant Man.
“I want anywhere Bogle deh, him just a smile and seh, you doing a good job. The door is open right now. We (dancers) have the attention of everybody. So as a dancer, you want to create a move weh everybody can do and everybody can enjoy,” Ding Dong said, adding that the public can learn new moves by following his Instagram page, @dingdongravers.
Good feeling
But Ding Dong is not the only one bit by the dancing bug, as Elephant Man is also pleased with the return of dancing.
“It give me a good feeling to see everybody dancing. With the dancehall, the more people dance, the happier people are. Dancing is back, and the party is back, so December is going to be a good look,” he said.
And Chi Ching Ching is also doing a new move he created called ‘Way Up Stay Up’, for which he has also done a song on Chimney Records’ ‘Happy Hour’ rhythm.
“Dancing is very important to dancehall from day one. Words can’t express how I feel about dancing rising back. From dancing rise back, Bogle rise back,” he told THE STAR.
Voicemail’s Kevin Blair is also pleased with this new dance craze, and his group has also added to the mix with by doing songs like Step, Shampoo, Balance, and Way Up Deh, which are all names of dance moves.
“The craze is back. The ladies are out killing it, and the men are back at it. There are many new dance moves, and it makes the dancehall nice,” he said.
In a previous interview with THE STAR, Bling Dawg also declared that this will be a very happy Christmas season.
“To me, it is a dancing December. The war thing nah cut it now, people just need something fi tek dem mind off of stress. A happy time,” he said.
Source: http://dancehallstars.com/dancing-is-back-in-dancehall/
KREECH
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